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Nonprofit · EIN 42-1391325

AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION

Also known as C-O DICK CALKINS

Tax-exempt · DES MOINES, IA 50309

Financials

$413K$480K2023$534K$490K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$533,939$489,731$44,208$824,734$0$824,734
June 30, 2024990$412,686$479,896-$67,210$756,516$0$756,516
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,608
Program service revenue
$423,410
Investment income
$922
Royalties
$83,478
Net income from sales of inventory
$10,153
Other revenue
$107,999

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$47,259
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$9,218
Accounting fees
$19,943
Program services (functional)
$370,411
Management and general (functional)
$119,320

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$756,516
Total assets, end of year
$824,734
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$824,734
Gross unrelated business income
$20,353
Gross receipts
$542,277
Employees
1
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
IA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JUSTIN BERNSTEIN ESQDIRECTOR & DEVELOPMENT CHA
Trustee or director
2$0
MICAHEL D'IPPOLITO ESQDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
WILLIAM B WARIHAY ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACINTH SOHIDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
ADAM DETSKY ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL J GELFAND ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR GLEN-HALVA NEUBAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDON HARPER ESQDIRECTOR & DIVERSITY & INC
Trustee or director
2$0
HON DAN HAUGHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HON TOBY HEYTENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF BARRY LANGFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DELOIS LEAPHEARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA LECKRONE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS PARKER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA WATT ESQDIRECTOR & DIVERSITY & INC
Trustee or director
2$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NEAL SCHUETT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL WALSH ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE THOMASON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN WOODWARD ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID BEN-MERREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEVON HOLSTADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE MICHALAK ESQDIRECTOR & TABULATION DIRE
Trustee or director
2$0
MARGARET RANDELS ESQDIRECTOR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BRIAN OLSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRAHAM HENRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SAM JAHANGIR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELISE FELDER WILSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH SMILEYDIRECTOR & RULES COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JEREMY ZARZYCKI ESADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR J MITCHELL PICKERILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NATALIE GARSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYNE CANNONDIRECTOR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROBSON HAUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRADLEY OUAMBODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMELIA YEOMELAKISDIRECTOR & TOURNAMENT ADMI
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JUSTIN BERNSTEIN ESQDIRECTOR & DEVELOPMENT CHA
Trustee or director
2$0
MICAHEL D'IPPOLITO ESQDIRECTOR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
WILLIAM B WARIHAY ESQDIRECTOR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JACINTH SOHIDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
ADAM DETSKY ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL J GELFAND ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR GLEN-HALVA NEUBAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDON HARPER ESQDIRECTOR & DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
HON DAN HAUGHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HON TOBY HEYTENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF BARRY LANGFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DELOIS LEAPHEARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA LECKRONE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA MINOR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS PARKER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA WATT ESQDIRECTOR & DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
NEAL SCHUETT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL WALSH ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE THOMASON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN WOODWARD ESQDIRECTOR & PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID BEN-MERREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEVON HOLSTADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE MICHALAK ESQDIRECTOR & TABULATION DIRE
Trustee or director
2$0
MAGGY RANDELS SCHUETTE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY HOGANDIRECTOR & TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN OLSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRAHAM HENRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SAM JAHANGIR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELISE WILSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH SMILEYDIRECTOR & RULES COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JEREMY ZARZYCKI ESADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR J MITCHELL PICKERILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NATALIE GARSON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
666 GRAND AVE STE 2000, DES MOINES, IA 50309-2510
In care of
% DICK CALKINS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARGARET RANDELS, PO BOX 8, PIERCE CITY, MO 65723
Signed the 990
MARGARET RANDELS, TREASURER
Phone
(515) 259-6625
Return prepared by
BROWN WINICK GRAVES GROSS & BASKERVILLE

Mission

AN ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING, SPONSORING, AND CONTRIBUTING TO EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON MOCK TRIALS AND OTHER METHODS OF APPLIED LEGAL LEARNING. TO SPONSOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL-LEVEL INTERCOLLEGIATE MOCK TRIAL COMPETITIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING INTERESTING AND COMPLEX CASE MATERIALS FOR ACADEMIC USE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • HELD 30 REGIONAL AND 9 NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENTS WITH 6,860 STUDENTS COMPETING IN 726 TEAMS FROM 367 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, NOT INCLUDING 3,500 ATTORNEYS, JUDGES AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS SERVING AS COACHES, JUDGES, SCORERS AND OBSERVERS.
    Expenses $370,411 · revenue $427,578

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
42-1391325
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B90Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$824,734
Income (IRS master file)
$542,277

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$533,939$489,731$824,734XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$412,686$479,896$756,516XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$386,568$392,240$823,726IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1391325).

Questions about AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION is 42-1391325.
Is AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARGARET RANDELS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $533,939, expenses of $489,731 and total assets of $824,734 at year end.

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